Title : PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF CABBAGE IN AKOLA DISTRICT.
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2020-11-11
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Publisher : Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
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Abstract : The present study “PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF CABBAGE IN AKOLA DISTRICT” was carried out during the year 2018-2019 with the objectives to estimate cost and returns of cabbage, to work out the resource use efficiency in cabbage cultivation, to study the marketing of cabbage and to identify the constraints faced by farmers in production and marketing of cabbage. For this study 90 farmers were selected from three tahasils namely Barshitakali, Akot and Patur of Akola district. The study was based on primary data. The data regarding marketing of cabbage were collected from producers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Cabbage is rabi crop grown in Barshitakali, Akot and Patur tahsils of Akola district. It is cultivated on small scale, it contributes sizable share in total earning of the farmer. However, yields and profits from cabbage are uncertain.
The gross cropped area was highest in large group i.e. 7.36 hectare followed by medium (4.61 ha) and small group (2.30 ha). The cropping pattern was dominated by cotton, soybean, tur and chilli in kharif season, wheat and gram was in rabi season, were as in summer season vegetable and other crops. The contribution of area under cabbage was 8.47 hectares, 6.70 hectares and 6.88 hectares by small, medium and large farmer, respectively.
The per hectare total cost of cultivation (Cost C3) of cabbage was the highest in the large size group i.e. Rs. 69598.74 followed by medium size group Rs. 68699.07 and small size group Rs. 67198.59, respectively. At overall level cost C3 was Rs. 65507.32 per hectare. The benefit cost ratio of cabbage at cost 'C3' was 1.17 in small group, 1.24 in medium group and 1.18 in large group.
In small, medium and large group, the regression analysis revealed that, the variable manures show significant at 1% level of significance. Producer’s share in consumer’s rupee was the highest in channel I i.e. 96.95 per cent.
The major constraints in production of cabbage about 90 per cent of farmers faced the problem, lack of technical knowledge about pest and disease and its control. In marketing of cabbage major constraints was uncertainty of prices faced by 88.88 per cent of cabbage growers.
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Description : The investigation was carried out at Akot, Patur, and Barshitakali tahasil during the year 2018-19. From each tahasil three villages selected purposively i.e. total nine villages were selected. Overall ninety cabbage cultivators were selected for the present study. For the study of marketing 10 wholesalers and 10 retailers were selected from Akola vegetable market. The data was collected for the year 2018-19 through the personal interview method.
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Citation : GAIKWAD, PRADNYA BABAN. (2020). Production and marketing of cabbage in Akola District. Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola., M. Sc. 2020. Print. xi, 83p. (Unpublished).